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A Tax Cut That
Redistributes to the Rich

By

Albert R. Hunt

Updated Feb. 8, 2001 12:01 a.m. ET

T he gist of the Bush tax plan to be formally presented today is analogous to a familiar baseball riddle: Which brothers hold the Major League record for the most home runs? Answer: Hank Aaron, who hit 755, and his brother Tommy, who hit 13.

The wealthy are the Henry Aarons of the Bush tax plan, while working-class taxpayers are the Tommys. But the president packages the cut as equally generous to all.